Chapter Seventy-One: An Unexpected Encounter

Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info Looking at Marcel's slowly disappearing back, Leo became more and more interested in this solitary but characterful assassin, as if he could bring unexpected surprises to others every time they met

"Assassin's Creed...... Hehe, if that exists, maybe the demons are really worried about their safety."

Turning his head, his gaze swept over Trinas, who had returned to the ladylike position with a smile on his forehead, and shook his head with a smile, Leo slapped his face vigorously and shouted to the knights who had been on alert around him

"Alright boys, now let's get some rest and move on, or are you all here worrying? Worried that the mysterious Mr. Assassin alone could steal all your exploits? ”

The ridiculed knights let out a loud laugh and saluted their immediate commander and Leo again before they dispersed, there were always many things to be busy on the march, even if it was a temporary camping break......

After the long journey finally entered the core area of the central territory of the empire, you can really feel the gentle breath of spring, the dense coniferous forest vegetation that once made the warriors familiar with it is gradually replaced by vigorous green leaves, there are no rolling hills, and in front of you is an endless fertile plain, unlike the predators that occupy the majority in the harsh environment of the northern territory, where small and medium-sized mammals breed in an astonishing number of abundant food supplies and scarce natural predators

Pouting a little speechlessly, watching a few naïve rabbits jump happily in front of him, a hunter-turned-archer couldn't help but touch the longbow behind his back, and muttered to his companions with some regret

"Look at these stupid prey, if this had been the case in my hometown, there wouldn't have been so many people dying helplessly in every white terror winter, and if it weren't for the march, I swear I would have captured a dozen of these beating fats in less than an hour, maybe two?"

As he spoke, another group of fat meat jumping in his mouth popped out of the grass on the side, and not far away there were several curious elk looking at the army without panic

"Yes, but even without these low-hanging prey, the land here is enough to make life rich and easy, unlike the dry and cracked fields in my hometown, which always become dry and cracked in the cold winter, the soil here is so fertile that it can almost drip oil, it would be nice to have a piece of land of your own here......"

His companion stooped down and grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground, which was still wet after the rain, and put it in front of his nose and sniffed it deeply as if it didn't feel dirty at all, these low-level soldiers who were born hunters or farmers were born with an extraordinary fanaticism and attachment to the land, and even in the depths of some people's hearts, they simply felt that the cowards of the empire did not deserve to occupy such land!

The discussion began with the two of them, and the deliberately muffled voice inevitably became noisy, which successfully attracted the attention of the leading officer, and the bearded squadron leader glared at the crowd and shouted

"Shut up, if you don't want to try whipping again, if you have time to discuss these illusory things, it is better to use your strength in the battle in the near future, if you can make meritorious deeds, when our Highness really controls this continent, you bastards may all be rewarded with a small piece of land!"

Of course, Leo, who was at the forefront of the army with the Knights of Punishment, didn't know about these discussions, he didn't even know about them, and now even the grassroots soldiers were eagerly waiting for him to truly reach the pinnacle of power

At this time, he was discussing something with Finn with some concern

"The terrain is flat, there is no wide area of vegetation nearby, Finn know what, I am a little worried, the size of the army also means that in this environment, if there are people with bad intentions, they can sneak up on any place where we are not guarded......"

In addition, the army of more than 200,000 people will definitely not get together in a pile during the march, and a reasonable formation can avoid chaos to the greatest extent, in the so-called forward lineup at the front of the team, 20,000 champion swordsmen plus Storm Wings, the two veteran troops of Stormwind City, cooperate with the Knights of Punishment and the Knights of Dawn, the Knights of Dawn form a sharp arrow, this strength can be calm enough to resist even in the face of a sudden attack by demons

In the Chinese army, all the infantry and large long-range strike forces of the principality are concentrated here, accounting for the largest number of soldiers on the march, while also protecting a large number of baggage and craftsmen, and Al Andrégrestes is temporarily in charge of the command and coordination of these armies

In the rear army formation that stretched for several miles, the Griffin Knights temporarily led other mixed noble lords to form the largest knight camp, and their good mobility allowed them to take turns to cover the flanks and backs of the army, and at the same time, they could rush to the location where reinforcements were needed in the event of an accident

Perhaps with the exception of soldiers and junior officers, who were only responsible for carrying out orders, most of the middle and high-ranking commanders were extremely cautious about this expedition, after all, it was the first march of such a scale since the establishment of the principality, and even the slightest mistake in the troops of more than 200,000 men would cause unimaginable and terrible consequences

There is nothing to do about Leo's worries and complaints, Fein and the others, they can only persuade slightly, after all, any experience is accumulated step by step, and there is no so-called genius born in this world

However, it is clear that nothing is transferred by human perceptions, and the accident that Leo hates most uncontrollably still happens......

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"My lord, our scouts found another army about thirty kilometers in front of the army, roughly estimated to be between 50,000 and 80,000 in size, after a scout battle with a huge disparity in strength, my people left a living mouth, and the results of the interrogation showed that the other party was probably from the coalition army led by the Duke of Landun in the south!"

Aldarion whispered in Leo's ear with a gloomy face, not far behind him, several knights of the Noldor Dawn were playfully playing a poor local scout with their bows and arrows and blades, looking at the other party's bruised appearance and almost broken spirit, he knew what he had experienced on the way home, and don't forget that the Noldor elves never cared about human feelings even in Pander

"The traitor's army?"

Flicking his horsewhip, Leo asked Fein to arrange for the army to temporarily halt its advance, thought about it and then instructed the knights of the guard beside him

"Go and ask Count Riel to come over, if the battle can't be avoided, I need to learn more about the Southern Leader, this unexpected opponent is still too strange to us......"